the three men enjoyed life and was very fond of eating. bring out this characteristic by describing the procession that followed them after their shopping in marlow.

The men by so much food that their procession to the boat is a spectacle to behold. It looks like the whole town is watching the boys carry their groceries to the dock. There was a parade atmosphere with children and dogs running in-between them.

“Our final march down the middle of the High Street, to the river, must have been as imposing a spectacle as Marlow had seen for many a long day,” he say